New Ulm weekly review., 1887-03-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, March 25th, 1887.
Preparations for the great National
Drill in May are being perfected, and
the committee in charge is determined
that the affair shall be in every way
success. At a meeting of business men
Of the District held on Thursday even
| inc last, it was decided that grand
dress carnival should be held at the
! close of the drill, and arrangements are
being perfected by which the outfits
used at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans
recently will be secured. There is
much speculation among the members
of the District bar as to who will be
chosen by the President to succeed
Judge Macarthur, whose resignation
takes effect from the 1st Of April
There is an opinion prevalent to the eff
feet that ex-Representative Randolph
Tucker, of Virginia, will be likely to re-
ceive the appointment. The name of
ex- Representative William R. Cox of
North Carolina, is also favorably men
toned for the Office.
The death of Captain Eads causes the
disappearance from legislative and 9TH
er circles IN Washington OF one OF the
most notable of all men who have been
prominent here during the past twenty
| years.
The question as to whether an extra
session of Congress will be called or not
| is still an open one. The effect pro-
duced by the failure of the river and
harbor. the general deficiency, and 9TH
er important measures, is beginning 10
b. felt in all quarters. The work of re-
claiming the Potomac flats, which has
been in progress during the past two
or three years, and is rapidly approach
ing completion, will have to be sus-
pended for want of funds. Individual
claims that have been allowed during
the pastyear must await the action of
Congress before they can be paid. The
Post Office Department has examined
and allowed several thousand claims of
postmasters, some of which have been
pending for Years The claimants have
been informed Of the. allowance Of their
claims, and rs there is no appropriation
available for their payment the Depart
ment is being flooded with letters from
claimants, eacl. demanding the reason
of delay in the payment OF his claim,
and it has been found necessary to issue
q circular letter explaining that the de-
lay in payment is due to the failure up
on the part Of Congress to provide the
necessary appropriation.
IS The most important legislation ex-
1 pected OF the Congress just ended failed
because of the stupid organization Of
the House. Speaker Carlisle demon
strated7an utter lack of judgementaand
political leadership in assigning Mr.
Randall to controlling position which
that gentleman used to defeat shis par
tvs pledges. It is stated that since the
adjournment of Congress, several prom
inent democratic members have told Mr..
Carlisle that unless he promised to keep
Mr. Randall off the Appropriati ton Com
not support him (Carlisle) for re-elec-
ton to the Speakership.
The hundreds of Government clerks
who are suffering from the unsanitary
t condition Of the Treasury building,
place all of the responsibility for the
failure of the bill to improve it on Mr..
Randalls shoulders. His disposition is
to oppose aiIsapproprlations that are moi
t in his opinion necessary. When spoken
to in regard to the unhealthful air of the
Treasury, he foolishly remarked that BIZ
had visited that Department on sever a
occasions, and could not smell any sew
0 er gas.
, The Democratic party promises to b,
), weakened in the next Congress ever
beyond its present condition. Th,
Fiftieth Congress will come in witt
8 two-thirds Of the Democrats new men
5 and those who have studied its compo
= sition carefully since the election agre,
:, that the personnel is weak. A Demo
cratic member who was talking on th,
il subject recently, acknowledged tina
1t everything in the last House went t,
: the bad, as far as the party was con
I cerned, for want of a leader, and b
= added that the next House would be
IS mere play thing in the hands of the Re
publicans on account of the new re
- cruits on the other side who are utterl
without experience or reputation.
= requires an apprenticeshi of two year
is for a man to learn the pariiamentar
IL rules and working methods of Congress.
or and in the matter Of leadership the r
!, publicans stood in bold contrast to; th
y Democrats in the House which has ju
n closed its existence.
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